The List

Intro// One

I watched her walk into the building ,until she was no longer in my eyesight, then realized that they all were looking at me

"What?"

"You ain't gone get that one right there" baby joe said with a shrug so I looked at him

"Why I won't?"

"Cause I already got her on my radar"

"Fuck yo radar nigga. Ima fuck her, matter of fact she at the top of my list now. Then when I'm done you can have her" I told baby joe while passing the blunt to Kd as a pair of heels clicked against the ground. That's when I knew it was time to go

"Ah shit there go the warden" baby joe muttered and I chuckled while heading back to get in my car

"Mr Gaulden you know you aren't supposed to be on this school's property during school hours" Principal Stroman yelled while she made her way over to where we stood

"Lady, fuck you" I responded before getting in the car and closed the door while boomer, Ben, baby joe and Kd walked off. Just as she made it to my car I turned it on and sped off, exiting the school

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Noel

"You past teachers have fed you all a bunch of lies! Christopher Columbus was not the first person to find America" my history teacher ranted as he paced the floor with a cup of coffee in his hand. I've only been at this school for two weeks and I'm starting to wonder if it would've been a better choice to just be home schooled because this school is full of crazy ass people

While the rest of the class chilled on their phones and whatnot I just sat there and listened, wondering if I need to request him a therapist

"Noel, wassup" a voice called out to me. I looked over to my left and saw that it was Ben calling me.

I met Ben on my first day and he seems like he's cool people. He's really goofy and sweet as well

"Oh hey"

"You know you ain't gotta pay his ass any attention. He do this all the time"

I laughed and nodded "Yeah I know. But the question is, does he have a therapist cause it seems like he's got some deep rooted issues going on beyond this class"

"He better let Iyanla fix his life cause ion got shit to do with that"

"Wow" I said as I continued laughing and shook my head. Just then I thought about the boy he was with earlier "Hey, who was that boy you were with earlier? The one that kept staring at me"

"Who? Yb?" He asked with a chuckle. I nodded and shrugged

"Yeah I guess. Does he go to school here?"

"No. He used to though"

"Oh, he graduated or something?"

Ben scoffed and looked at me as if he wanted to laugh "Nah. He dropped out"

"Oh..."

"Why? You wanna fuck with my brother?" He asked with a cocky smirk

"I was just asking. I don't even know him"

"It don't hurt to make a friend. Ion think Yb would mind"

I shook my head and Ben picked up his phone off of his desk, typing on it. In the middle of him typing he looked over at me then finished what he was doing

"Wait are you talking about me?" I asked, looking over at his phone and he sent the message then quickly locked it. I frowned up my face "who was that?"

"Don't worry bout it. You'll find out later"

"I'll find out later? What?"

Ben started laughing, not saying another word while I spent the entire rest of the class trying to figure out what he had done

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"So how you liking it here?" Oya asked me as we exited the school, ending our day.

Oya, just like me, was a new student. She was an exchange student from West Africa and she had been here for a month before I came to claim her spot as the new girl

I shrugged my shoulders, pulling my bookbag strap a little higher on my shoulder "it's cool. Now that I'm starting to get used to the school and this town, I guess I'm ready to start making friends"

"Friends... just remember to choose quality over quantity. That's why I choose to ride solo"

"Ain't nothing wrong with that" I replied and we both started laughing

"Aye, Noel!" A voice called out, sounding just like Ben. I searched for him through all of the people that were heading to their cars and busses. He stood in the exact same spot he stood in this morning however he was leaning in the drivers window of a black charger with dark tinted windows. He motioned for me to come over and I furrowed my brows

"What does he want?"

"I don't know but I've hear about him and his friends so be careful.. I gotta go, my bus loves to leave early" Oya told me before she walked off, going in the direction of the school busses. I watched her walk off then took a breath before heading in ben's direction

I hope he wasn't doing anything stupid

As I walked closer to where he was, I noticed the person sitting in the drivers seat was the exact same boy from this morning. The one I asked Ben about

I know he didn't...

"What's up?" I asked as I finally reached him then looked at the guy in the drivers seat. He sat with his phone to his ear and a mouthful of diamonds. Up close he was cute as hell; no lie.

"Aye lemme call you back" the guy said before hanging up his phone then looked at me, licking his lips

"Noel, this my boy Yb. The one you was asking 'bout earlier" Ben introduced us with a grin on his face. I squinted my eyes at him then looked at Yb who wore a smirk

"Come hea' " Yb instructed so I walked over to the window of his car. He slid his phone off of his lap, unlocked it and handed it to me "gimme yo number"

I hesitated before taking the phone but I ended up giving him my number. Once I put my number in, I handed him the phone back and a horn started to blow which startled me. I looked and saw that it was my sister, Dana. Of fucking course... her window rolled down and she wore a glare on her face

"Noel come on! I gotta go to work"

I rolled my eyes and looked at Yb

"I'll text you" he told me before I could say anything. I nodded and hurried over to the truck, feeling his eyes burning into my back. When I got in the car, Dana looked at me

"Who was that?"

I sat my bookbag on the floor under my feet and shrugged "I don't know"

"See-" she caught an attitude quickly while she pressed on the gas pedal. I put my seat belt on and laid my head back against the seat, ready to get out of this car already. I always hated riding with Dana because she simply can't drive. As we made our way to the house a text message came through my phone from an unknown number so I quickly opened it, being that I always keep my message receipts off

(225) 617-3638

Heard you asked bout me😏

After reading the message I started smiling then locked my phone. I'll just text him back when I get home